Web Content Accessibility

Our Commitment to Accessibility

The State of California is strongly committed to improved accessibility for all Californians, and the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) intends that its website and other communications can be reached by the widest possible audience regardless of disability, limitations of computer equipment, or use of alternate Internet access devices.

We believe the CIWMB satisfies most Priority 1, 2, and 3 guidelines, for "AAA" compliance of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0. In addition, we believe the CIWMB satisfies Section 508, Subpart B, Subsection 1194.22, Guidelines A-P of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as revised in 1998. We are continually striving to improve the accessibility of our website.

The State of California accepts no responsibility for the content or accessibility of the external websites or external documents linked to on this website.

Documents on This Site

This web site contains links to PDF documents that require the most current version of Adobe Reader to view. The Adobe Acrobat Reader may already be installed on your computer as a "plug-in" or "helper application" for your web browser. To find out, click on the "PDF" link for the document you are interested in. If the Adobe Acrobat Reader is properly installed on your computer, the Reader will either download or automatically open a PDF copy of the document, depending on your browser and how it is configured. If the Adobe Acrobat Reader is not installed on your computer, it can be found, free of charge, at the Adobe Acrobat Reader download page.

If you are using a screen reader, you may find it will not read some documents in PDF format. Adobe provides a web site that will convert nonaccessible PDF files to a format that is useable with a screen reader. The Adobe Access site is located at access.adobe.com, and the tool can also be added to your computer as a "plug-in."

If you require special accommodation to access documents on this site pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Office of Public Affairs (see contact information at the bottom of this page).

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement

The California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) does not discriminate on the basis of disability in access to its programs. Persons with hearing impairments can reach the CIWMB through the California Relay Service, 1-800-735-2929.